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Thanks, and goodbye

The Dolphins have said goodbye lately to a lot of key players from the last few years: Jake Long, Karlos Dansby, Sean Smith, Vontae Davis, Brandon Marshall, Davone Bess, Chad Henne and Anthony Fasano, among them.

Now, it’s my turn.

It has been an incredible three-year run covering the Dolphins (maybe not for the team, but for me at least). Today, sadly, is my last day at the Palm Beach Post after eight amazing years – on May 20 I will be starting a new job as the national NFL/Patriots writer for the Boston Globe.

The move is exciting, but bittersweet. It has been an honor covering the Dolphins the last three seasons – and just my luck, I’m leaving the beat right when the team seems on the verge of turning things around after three pretty lean seasons. At least I’m staying in the AFC East, so we’ll still cross paths twice per season, at minimum.

I truly appreciate all of the readers out there who have made the Daily Dolphin blog and our newspaper coverage part of their regular reading. My only goal was to provide unbiased information and analysis on the Dolphins, and I hope that came across in my work.

I also can’t say enough nice words about my co-workers and bosses at the Palm Beach Post, especially Brian Biggane, who was a total pro to work with and is producing great stuff as our new golf writer, and sports editor Dave Tepps, who gave me the freedom to develop as a journalist and saved me from embarrassment more times than I can count.

Thanks to everyone for letting a boy live out his dream as a sports writer. Now it’s time to get that winter jacket out of storage.